Tri-State Watermelons, continued 
Non-Wilt Resistant Varieties 
DIXIE QUEEN. 82 days. Vigorous grower, with | BLACK DIAMOND CERTIFIED. 85 days. The 
large, nearly round melons of uniform size and shape; seed of this variety has been certified by the Okla- 
skin is greenish ivory striped with dark green. Flesh homa Crop Improvement Association and each bag 
is deep red, crisp and of finest flavor; it is good clear has their seal on it. Certified seed is produced from 
to the rind, which is thin but tough. Melons grow registered seed or from first-year crop certified seed 
15 inches long, 12 inches across and weigh 30 to 35 grown by a member of the Association. The fruits 
pounds. One of the earliest and most popular va- are dark green, nearly round, weighing 40 to 50 
rieties for both northern and southern markets. pounds. Seeds large, mottled dark brown. 
Seeds white. GARRISON or COKER. 90 days. Large, long, cy- 
DUDE CREEK. 90 days. A very popular shipping lindrical, blunt-ended fruits weighing from 40 to 50 
variety for the South. Large, long fruits colored like pounds. Hard, thin rind that is white with irregular 
Dixie Queen. Fruits average from 40 to 50 pounds. dark green stripes. The flesh is bright red and of 
Seeds white, trace of brown. fine texture, solid and sweet. An excellent shipper. 
STONE MOUNTAIN. 90 days. Also known as This melon is similar to Dude Creek but is shorter 
Dixie Belle. Fruits very large, broad-oval, almost and slightly smaller. The seeds are white. 
round with blocky ends. Rind dark green, hard and 
tough. Flesh bright red, crisp and sweet, without 
any stringiness in the heart. Ideal for home or 
market garden. Seeds white with black edge. 
BURRELL’S GRAY. 88 days. Fruits — oblong, 
medium large to large, with light grayish green skin; 
the rind is thin, hard and tough. Flesh is bright red, 
sweet and free of stringiness. A very good shipping 
melon. 
WATERMELON, Garrison 
Most of our Watermelon seed is grown in Florida and is taken from fully 
matured melons grown only for seed. We fee! we have the best strains of Water- 
melon seed to produce the finest crop of melons that can be grown. 
SEEDS SMALL PART OF COST 
Why prepare and cultivate a garden 
with the cheapest seed? A few cents ad- 
ditional in cost of seed may spell the dif- 
ference between success and failure. 
WATERMELON, Leesburg 
5 per cent discount before April 1 
when cash accompanies the order 
WATERMELON, Hawkesbury 
Quality will be remembered long afler the price is forgotten. We have seen growers who lost 
hundreds of dollars in crops because they saved a few dollars on the cost of the seeds. 
30 TRI-STATE SEED COMPANY, Ine. 
PHILLAD EVPH PANG, SPA: 
